2011年10月5日星期三

Actor Sean Penn introduced Pearl Jam

Black seemed about ready to smash his beloved acoustic guitar in the Who tradition, but Cheap Rosetta Stone instead kissed it tenderly as he left the stage.Actor Sean Penn introduced Pearl Jam, a band with years of experience and devotion playing Who songs on the road. This time, the band brought a string section for a soaring "Love, Reign Oer Me," an epic moment on a memorable night. They were followed by Adam Sandler, who performed joke lyrics set to the music of "Magic Bus," his words a mixture of the playful and profane with the devotion of a true fan, singing of the missing drummer Moon: "You know he would have blown the roof off this show 30 years later we still miss him so."Whatever frustration fans might have felt with the brief tribute sets probably evaporated from the Whos first moments onstage, firing up the green lasers and "Baba ORiley," Roger Daltrey blowing harmonica as Pete Townshend slashed Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 at his guitar with muscular windmill strokes. Other songs included "The Seeker" and an extra-heavy "Who Are You?" Midway through "You Better You Bet," the Who suddenly stopped playing, and Daltrey announced, "Something is up with the sound up here. Shit happens." Then, "Well start again," followed by cheers and a stuttering "My Generation" and the classic rock anthem "Wont Get Fooled Again.""Us old farts have to have a breath now and again just in case we keel over," Daltrey joked at one point. But the Who rarely slowed down at all, until late in the set, when they stepped beyond their classic catalog to perform the closing ballad, "Tea and Theatre," performed with Townshend and Daltrey alone onstage with acoustic guitars. When it was over, and Townshend walked over to put an arm around the singer, they took in the Rosetta Stone Japanese cheers and looked something like musical partners still, suggesting that after 44 years together, the Whos story isnt yet finished. Photo Gallery: VH1 Rock Honors Eddie Vedder Pays Tribute to the WhoFor complete coverage of VH1 Rock Honors, check back at rocknrolldiary on Thursday July 17th. Also look for Rosetta Stone correspondent Jenny Eliscu on VH1s broadcast at 9 PM ET this Thursday. Who is the lucky recipient? Kyp Malone: I wrote it specifically to be a gender-neutral, sex-positive love song so anyone can apply it any aspect of life. But any time my daughter hears it, she says, "Thats for Jessie." Shes my girlfriend. Sex is the spice of life, you know. Its how we all got here. A lot of songs that are sex positive are very predatory its within the binary of gender politics. Thats boring Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 to me. Its not reflective of the world we live in.

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